Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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