Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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