Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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