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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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