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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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