Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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