Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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