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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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