Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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