Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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