Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes 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 open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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