Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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