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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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