Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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