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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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