Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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