Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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