Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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