Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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