Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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