Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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