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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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