Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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