Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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