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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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