Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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