Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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