Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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