Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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