Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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