Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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