Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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