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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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