Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses 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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