Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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