Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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