Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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