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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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