Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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