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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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