Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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