Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor 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 online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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