Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the 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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