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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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