Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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