Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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