Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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