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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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