Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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