Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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