Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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