Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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