Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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