Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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