Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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