Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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