Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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