Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines 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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