Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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