Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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