Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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