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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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