Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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