Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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