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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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