Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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