Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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