Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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