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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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