Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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