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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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