Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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