Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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