Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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