Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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