Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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