Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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