Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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