Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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