Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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