Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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