Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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