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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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