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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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