Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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