Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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