Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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