Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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