Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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