Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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