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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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