Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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