Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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