Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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