Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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