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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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