Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses 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. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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