Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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