Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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