Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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