Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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