Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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