Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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