Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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