Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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