Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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