Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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