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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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