Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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