Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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