Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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