Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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