Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing 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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