Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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