Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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