Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major 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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