Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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