Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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