Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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