Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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