Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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