Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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