Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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