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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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