Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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