Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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