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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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