Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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