Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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