Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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