Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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