Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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