Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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