Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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