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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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