Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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