Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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