Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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