Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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