Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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