Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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