Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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