Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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