Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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