Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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