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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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