Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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