Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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