Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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