Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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