Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the 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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