Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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