Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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