Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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