Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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