Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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