Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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