Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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