Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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