Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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