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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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