Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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