Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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