Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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