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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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