Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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