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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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