Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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