Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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