Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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