Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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