Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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