Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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