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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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