Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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