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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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