Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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