Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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