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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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