Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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