Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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