Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores 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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