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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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