Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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