Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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