Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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