Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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