Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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