Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data 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 new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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