Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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