Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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