Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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