Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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