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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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