Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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