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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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