Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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