Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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