Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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