Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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