Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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