Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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