Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key 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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