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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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