Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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