Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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