Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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