Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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