Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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