Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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