Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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