Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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