Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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