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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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