Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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