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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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