Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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