Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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