Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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