Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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