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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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