Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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