Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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