Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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