Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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