Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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