Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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