Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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