Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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