Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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