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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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