Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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