Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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