Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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