Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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