Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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