Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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