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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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