Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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