Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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