Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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