Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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