Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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