Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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