Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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