Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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