Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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