Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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