Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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