Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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