Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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