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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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