Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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