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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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