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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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