Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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