Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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