Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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