Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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