Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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