Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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