Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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