Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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