Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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