Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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