Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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