Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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