Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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