Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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