Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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