Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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