Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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