Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books