Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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