Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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