Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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