Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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