Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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