Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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