Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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