Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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