Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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