Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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