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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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