Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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