Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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