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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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