Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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