Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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