Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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