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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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