Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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