Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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