Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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