Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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