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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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