Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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