Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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