Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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