Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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