Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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