Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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