Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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