Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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