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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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