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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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