Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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