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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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