Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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