Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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