Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not 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 subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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