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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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