Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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