Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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