Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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