Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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