Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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