Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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