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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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