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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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