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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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