Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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