Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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