Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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