Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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