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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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