Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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