Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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