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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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