Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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