Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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