Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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