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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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