Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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