Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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