Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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