Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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