Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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