Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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