Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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