Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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