Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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