Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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