Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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