Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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