Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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