Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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