Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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