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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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