Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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