Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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