Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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