Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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