Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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