Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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