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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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