Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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