Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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