Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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