Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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