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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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