Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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