Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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