Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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