Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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