Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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