Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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