Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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