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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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