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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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