Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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