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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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