Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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