Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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