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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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