Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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