Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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