Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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