Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the 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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