Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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