Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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