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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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