Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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