Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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