Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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