Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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