Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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