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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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