Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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