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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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