Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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