Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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