Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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