Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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