Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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