Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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