Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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