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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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