Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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