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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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