Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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