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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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