Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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