Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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