Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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