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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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