Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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