Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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