Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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