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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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