Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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