Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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