Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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