Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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