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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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