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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores 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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