Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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