Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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