Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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