Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the 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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