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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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