Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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