Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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