Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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