Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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