Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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