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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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