Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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