Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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