Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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