Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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