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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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