Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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