Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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