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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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