Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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