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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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