Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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