Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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