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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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