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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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