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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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