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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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