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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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