Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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