Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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