Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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