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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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