Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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