Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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