Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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