Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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