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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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