Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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