Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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