Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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