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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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