Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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