Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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