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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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