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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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