Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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