Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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