Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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