Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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