Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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