Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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