Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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