Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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