Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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