Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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