Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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