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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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