Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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