Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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