Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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