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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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