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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key 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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