Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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