Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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