Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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