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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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