Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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