Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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