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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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