Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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