Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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