Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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