Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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