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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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