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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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