Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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