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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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