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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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