Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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