Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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