Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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