Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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