Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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