Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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