Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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