Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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