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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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