Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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