Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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