Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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