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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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