Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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