Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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