Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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