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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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