Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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